Staff Reporter
The High Court in Mbarara has handed down sentences to four of the suspects involved in the murder case of Gumisiriza Sam.
The victim, a farmer from NAMA village in Kiruhura District, was brutally attacked on September 2nd, 2024, after withdrawing a substantial amount of money from DFCU Bank in Rushere.
According to the prosecution, Sam was trailed by assailants from his home to the bank, where he withdrew a staggering sum of twenty-nine million, two hundred sixty thousand shillings.
Upon his return journey, the assailants intercepted him along Nama Road in Byazo, Kinoni Sub-county. They pepper-sprayed him, compelling him to stop, before ultimately strangling him to death with a rope.
Sam’s lifeless body, along with his motorcycle, was discovered the following day, prompting an immediate police investigation.
The authorities swiftly arrested four suspects: Byamugisha Justus, Muwonge Matia, Nabi Isiah, and Kabagambe Hannington.
Following their arrest, the suspects were charged with murder and aggravated robbery and remanded to prison.
However, on March 12th, 2024, the High Court in Mbarara resolved a plea bargain, resulting in sentences for Byamugisha Justus (26 years old), Muwonge Matia (36 years old), Nabi Isiah (26 years old), and Kabagambe Hannington (36 years old).
